I've seen that amazon offer an eBook borrowing thing with their Prime service. Seems kind of limited in scope so far, but I much prefer to own the books than borrow. Still, I love the idea of lending libraries.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paddyjack Sent: 22 February 2013 20:16 To: feistfans-l Subject: Re: Converted... On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Robert M <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Shelly, The parallels! Like you, I was adamant about sticking with plain ol' books (hardcover and softcover) and I can give you a _slew_ of reasons for it: 1. Like how a physical book looks/smells/feels, etc. 2. No worries if the book slips out of your hands or gets knocked off a table or bookcase, etc. 3. A physical book doesn't require recharging. 4. Enjoy a physical book in any type of sunlight. 5. Easy to lend a physical book to someone. (Or, leave one in a hotel room for the next guest) 6. Like how my bookcases look with a varied selection of reading material (books/graphic novel) You get the idea. But, despite all of those reason (and I'm sure I can think of more of them given enough time), I've made the switch to kindle books. One of the reasons is storage. I live in an apartment and just don't have the space for more books. The other is portability. It's easier to take my ipad with me than a book or two (or three or four or five or ..). This is not to say that I'm switching entirely to ebooks. Definitely not. But, for the most part, I'm a convert now. Robert And now, more and more ebooks are added in public Libraries and that would make it even easier to borrow books. No need to go physically there to get your books. And you know, there were reported cases of bedbugs found in books from libraries here in Vancouver, amazing as it is so that is even one less worry :D PJ
